DOWNEY — State Assembly candidate Dr. Roberto “Rob” Cancio this week called for California leaders to allow increased oil and gas production, citing President Biden’s order resuming oil leases on federal land..

“President Biden is taking action on the gas prices that are punishing working families at the pump,” said Cancio. “It’s time California leaders did the same rather than listening to the elitist, electric car driving environmental lobby.

 “Gas prices keep climbing. It is unacceptable for the government regulators in charge of California’s oil production to ignore the needs of everyday Californians. The right thing to do would be to follow President Biden’s example and support working families by increasing production immediately.”

Cancio, a Democrat and member of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, is running for Assembly District 64, which includes Downey, Norwalk, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Cudahy, Bell, Bell Gardens and La Habra.

He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in Iraq and Somalia. Learn more at votecancio.com